Courtney Jade McWilliams
Date of birth: 17/10/1985
Place of birth: Nottinghamshire
Nation: UK
Education
2008 - 2010: MA (Hons) Fashion Menswear; Dept of Fashion and Textiles; Royal College of Art; London; England
2005 - 2008: BA (with First Class Hons) Fashion; University for the Creative Arts, Epsom; Surrey; England
2004 - 2005: Diploma (with Distinction Hons) Fashion and Media; Oxford Media and Business School; Oxford, England
Professional Experience
09/2008 - 2010: Sessional teacher, tutoring 1st year BA Fashion students in design and portfolio building; University for the Creative Arts, Epsom; Surrey; England
2009 - 2010: Online blogger for Phloh Magazine
08/2007 - 09/2007: Assistant and troubleshooter in preparing for LFW show; Julien MacDonald; London; England.
04/2007 - 06/2007: Assistant to menswear designer; Yen Jeans, Michiko Koshino; London; England.
04/2005: Seamstress of couture dresses; Bora Aksu; London; England.
Other competitions
2009: UPS a la mode, finalist (top 10), London, England
Other Prizes:
2009: One of 10 people to be selected to work with Umbro on a design exhibition.
School represented at
ITS#NINE:
Royal College of Art
Publications
2010: Issue 1 Vogue Talents, supplement to Vogue Italia's September Issue
2009: Feature on RCA work with Brioni, Time Magazine
2009: Menswear Orientations illustrations, Issue 86 Textile View Magazine
2008: Menswear Orientations illustrations, Issue 84 Textile View Magazine
Other prizes
2009: One of 10 people to be selected to work with Umbro on a design exhibition
Additional info
02/2010: Showcase of final collection for sponsors, Zhonghe and Sophie Hallette; Premiere Vision; Paris; France
01/2010: RCA vs Umbro, Umbro International Showroom, Manchester, England
01/2010: Work in Progress Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London, England
06/2009: Tailoring design work featured at Brioni Exhibition, Italy
01/2009: Work in Progress Exhibition, Royal College of Art, London, England
Languages:
English






